My daughter’s pet guinea pig died. She’d like him cremated and his ashes put in a nice container but (oh thank heavens) she thinks paying the vet $50 to do it is ridiculous. She asked if we could just encase him in cement and she’d have a cement brick with a guinea pig in the middle.
Any reason not to do this? Let’s say we use a good-sized shoebox as a form so there would be a minimum of 2 inches of hardware store cement at the thinnest point. I’m assuming he’d liquefy at some point–would that ooze through the cement?
I’d guess that unless the concrete is exactly the right consistency to form a tight, solid shell, Mr. Pinny Gig will outgas nastily through even hairline cracks and pinholes.
Concrete is not waterproof. I’d think it would seep through.
Why don’t you do a little funeral pyre at home? Then you can either give her the ashes, or mix them into concrete and make a little guinea pig monolith.
Just make sure your little pyre reaches what, 3000 degrees? Sure, use a thermite reaction! Pet burial and chemistry lesson (with FIRE!) Win win situation.
Yeah, and as part of the garden, he’d be contributing to the ecology rather than your carbon footprint. I’d suggest a little plot of some kind and hope she goes for it (especially with the anti-global-warming pitch, assuming you’re not politically aligned against that).
But if that doesn’t work, be sure to notify the fire marshall prior to your thermite experiment.
